warring states careerist

Chapter 977
In front of the simple pontoon bridge, the two pioneer companies had already equipped their short spears, and they had to deal with possible emergencies after crossing the river.

The main purpose is to guard against the scattered formations of some swordsmen and fighters in the Qi army, and buy time for the follow-up company formations.

The four companies following them did not use short spears, because that would greatly affect the speed of loading.

The representative of the company took the lead to cross the river. Before the two companies that crossed the river were in line, some fighters who were good at fighting alone rushed over in a loose formation, intending to harass them.

Originally it was the cavalry to drive them away, but the cavalry could not deploy in such a narrow place. The two cavalry companies that crossed the river first were fighting with the cavalry of the Qi army on the flanks.

The company that crossed the river first, under the leadership of the company representative, immediately organized a counterattack to cover the engineers who were still digging holes and the follow-up troops on the pontoon bridge.

Sima Qiong had already walked to the center of the bridge, and their company was going to line up on the north side of the bridge, so they were ranked fifth across the river.

The third and fourth companies crossing the river should immediately regroup after crossing the river, and move forward about sixty steps to make room for the subsequent troops to regroup.

At this time, a shell from the Qi army fell near the pontoon bridge, and a partner beside Sima Qiong was shocked into the river.

Just as Sima Qiong was about to stop to look at his companions, the people behind shouted: "Hurry up, don't stay."

The people behind pushed him, and Sima Qiong was pushed forward, unable to stop at all.

Taking advantage of the gap, I looked back, and the partner seemed to be okay. After plopping in the river a few times, he climbed up again, but the gun and gunpowder were wet.

This is not necessarily a bad thing, in this case, he does not need to be in the first row when they line up for a while.

When their companies crossed the river, the two companies that crossed the river first had already driven off the skirmishers on the opposite side with short spears inserted into their muskets, and were retreating.

Sima Qiong observed the surrounding situation, mechanically followed the drumbeat and the officer's command, and turned to the right.

After the column marches to the established position, it will turn directly into a horizontal line after standing firmly.

"Raise the gun!"

After standing firm, the officer's order has been issued.

He raised the flint gun in his hand, took a few deep breaths, calmed down, and aimed it at the front.

Perhaps the speed of turning from column to horizontal was too fast, and the reaction of Qi Jun on the opposite side was obviously a beat slower.

On the front of Sima Qiong's company, the Qi army also appeared in formation soon, using the very standard Mohists' drill methods and formation combinations during the Qi-Mo war.

Unlike Han and Wei's heavy-step formations, Han and Wei's heavy-step formations are difficult to attack because the phalanx is too thick and neat. It is difficult to attack and difficult to attack.

The thickness of the formation determines that Wei Han's step formation wants to widen the front, so he can only use a staggered character formation, one in front and one in back.

The military system of the Qi State is exactly the same as the Mohist system during the Qi-Mo War, and the front line is wider and thinner.

The musketeers were on the sides, the spearmen were in the middle, the musketeers fired alternately, and the spearmen advanced slowly.

If this formation is to be fought on the plains, it needs the cooperation of powerful cavalry, otherwise it is easy to be broken by the cavalry or the two wings are torn apart, but the terrain here is slightly narrow, and it is difficult for the Mohist cavalry to deploy.

As the drums sounded, Sima Qiong stared at the Qi army formation on the opposite side, and his partner whispered: "After a while, the gunpowder will be filled with smoke, and nothing can be seen."

Sima Qiong didn't turn his head, and replied in a low voice: "That's better, and you don't have to always look at the opposite side when loading."

While the two were muttering, the company commander ordered: "The first two columns, get ready!"

At this time, the Qi army was about a hundred steps away from here, and the copper cannon behind the river bank had already started bombarding, but the effect was not good.

The front line is very thin, and it is easy for cavalry to break through, but it is not so easy for artillery to cause effective damage.

The drumbeat of the Qi army was already very close, and at about eighty paces, the musketeers of the Qi state began to shoot.

The company here did not choose to approach before shooting.

The partner who was chatting quietly with Sima Qiong just now did not die. He was hit by lead bullets from the Qi army, and the one who was alive and able to chat just now disappeared in an instant.

The soldiers in the back row subconsciously took a step forward to fill the vacant position.

"First two rows! Shoot!"

After the company commander's order was issued, all the Sima commanders followed suit. Sima Qiong didn't care to lament the tragedy of life on the battlefield, so he fired his musket.

boom……

The sparks drawn by the charged leaf spring ignited the gunpowder, and the pungent gunpowder smoke filled the eyes, and it was impossible to see how many Qi troops on the opposite side were hit.

After shooting, Sima Qiong squatted subconsciously to the beat of the drum, and stood up again after the soldiers in the two rows behind opened fire.

Take out the gunpowder wrapped in paper from the waist, and put the lead bullet in your mouth according to the drill, because if you don't do this, someone will nervously put the lead bullet in first, and the whole battle will be watched.

Lead has a strange sweet smell, Sima Qiong has long been used to it.

Tear the gunpowder wrapped in paper and put it into the gun chamber, tamp it with a cleaning rod, press it into the lead bullet, and then put the primer in the medicine pot...

Numerous times of training have turned these movements into mechanical responses, just like those hired workers working in the workshop, and they can even complete these movements with their hands drowsy while their heads are still drowsy.

While reloading, there were two more screams in my ears, and two more people from the same company were shot down by Qi's musketeers.

A person was very close to Sima Qiong, and the blood sprayed directly onto his eyes.

He just stretched out his hand to wipe his eyes so as not to blur his vision, looked sideways to see who had been hit, and continued to load.

Instead of paying attention to whether everyone is loaded, the officers will give the order to fire within the allotted time.

If you don't reload or pretend to reload, you will harm yourself. The principle of Mohist power can win your life, that is, if you don't shoot and hit the enemy, the enemy will have one more person who may hit you.

Sima Qiong didn't need to know whether the Qi army was preparing to charge at this time, or whether they were shooting at each other on the spot.

This is something for officers to observe in order to issue different orders.

All he has to do is to abandon some of his thoughts, including fear, fear, worry, wisdom, guessing, judgment, etc., and become a puppet-like person.The drumbeat and the officer's order are the strings behind the puppets.

All he needs to know is to understand and execute commands such as advance, spear, load, crouch, fire, turn, turn, and put them into action.

In this kind of battlefield, everyone is equal, and the equality of the Mohists is fully demonstrated on this kind of battlefield.

No matter whether you are a farmer who has been conscripted for three months, a cleric who has had a fief since childhood, an aristocratic doctor who has read poetry and books, or a young man who likes astronomy and stars... all are equal before lead bullets.

A samurai who has been out of production since childhood will not shoot faster than a farmer who is three months old; a doctor who has read poetry and books will not be easier to avoid lead bullets than an illiterate peasant.

There is no such thing as a challenge to a teacher in the world anymore. In fact, the nobles in the Gentleman Army in the Battle of Moyue challenged their teachers by driving their cars. That was already the last glory of the nobles' bravery.

Many years have passed since that battle, which shattered the pride of the nobles and broke the backbone of the nobles. When a professional warrior class no longer has the ability to fight ten against one, their existence is just silverfish, and Silverfish are destined to have no place in the world.

Just like the Qi State, today's nobles are no longer riding a chariot to fight unparalleled tactics among the disciples, but huddled in the formation to maintain discipline and formation.

The military system in Sishang is close to the Qi system rather than the Zhou system in terms of number of people. A company in Qi State has 200 people, while a company in Sishang has 150 people.

But this time, Qi Guo lost a lot more in the eighty-step shot.

The dense spearmen were hit the most, but those arquebuses who needed to be separated by at least one person died relatively less.

Sima Qiong's company suffered six casualties in this confrontation, and the Qi army on the opposite side suffered 27 casualties. The density of the muskets and the density of the formation determined the result of this confrontation.

After the shooting, the spearmen of the Qi army were already a little confused, and their speed of advancement slowed down significantly.

But the nobles in the army restrained them to regroup and move on.

When they were fifty paces away, Sima Qiong and the others had already finished loading, but the officer did not give the order to fire.

The Qi army on the opposite side has also been loaded.

A gust of wind blew and cleared the gunpowder smoke in front of the position. Sima Qiong held up the loaded musket, stared at the arquebus gunners of the Qi army who had also finished loading, and waited quietly for orders.

But what he waited for was the order to mount the short spear.

At a distance of fifty steps, it was close enough to be able to see the beard on Qi Jun's face.

Sima Qiong stared at the musketeer who had already pressed the matchlock on the opposite side. Without any extra thoughts in his mind, he took out the short spear from his waist and put it on the musket under the aim of the matchlock gun on the opposite side.

Like those criminals who are about to be shot for committing a felony, the enemy forty steps away has already raised their muskets, but they can't do anything without orders.

Everyone knew that the company commander's order meant that he and his companions had to silently endure a shot from the opposite side.

You can't complain, you can't panic, you can't fight back without obeying orders.

Waiting for the judgment of fate like a pig and sheep tied up for slaughter.

Victory belongs to the company, and waiting means victory.

But life and death belong to the individual, and waiting also means that the individual may not see victory.

Sima Qiong saw the musketeer on the opposite side move his arm, and then he felt his mind went blank and his chest was extremely heavy.

Like every unlucky man, a heavy buckshot hit his chest on the rhinoceros armor, which couldn't stop the buckshot.

He fell backwards, trying to cover his chest with his hands, but he couldn't get up at all.

The people behind did not help him either, but let him fall, and took a step forward to fill his position.

Before he died, Sima Qiong felt that his companions looked at him, but it seemed that they had an illusion that they didn't look at him at all.

The shooting that led to Sima Qiong's death was the last shot of the opposing Qi army company.

After this shot, the arquebus continued to be loaded, and the spearmen continued to advance after this shot.

When advancing to a distance of thirty steps, the arquebus gunners on both sides still had a while to finish loading.

The Mohist soldiers who silently endured the previous shooting like lambs to be slaughtered finally heard the order from the company commander and Sima commander to let them shoot.

Many breathed a sigh of relief. These veterans knew that shooting now meant they were likely to survive the short battle.

So many people finally had the mood to mourn the fallen comrades, grieve silently, and then pulled the trigger.

Along the long river, thousands of people stood firm at a distance where they could almost see the beards of the enemy on the opposite side, shooting at each other.

Who can hold his hands steady when he sees his comrades in the same robes and hometown being smashed by lead bullets, and wipes away the blood when he sees the other side struggling to reload? Whoever can resist the urge to pull the trigger against orders wins.

Later Zhuang Zhou said, and later Zhuang Zi said, Ji Mizi raised gamecocks for the king.On the tenth day, I asked: "Has the rooster gone?" Said: "Not yet, Fang is vain and arrogant." On the tenth day, he asked again, and said: "Before it is too late, he still should look to the scene." On the tenth day, he asked again, saying: " It’s not yet, but I still look at it quickly and get angry.” Asked again on the tenth day, he said: “How long is it? Although the rooster crows, it has not changed. It looks like a wooden rooster. Its virtue is complete, and no other chicken dares to respond. Those who are in the opposite direction will go away."

Hearing that Tongpao died without sadness, and hearing that General died without fear, the most powerful army in the world must be stunned.The advantage of the Qi army is the extremely numb peasants and soldiers of the fiefdom, while the advantage of Sishang is the three-year off-the-job training, the purpose of which is to make the soldiers stunned in front of the battle, like puppets.

(End of this chapter)